Zoji Tyro Edoc failed to recover from a bad start and settled for third place in the boys’ 7-8 division of the USwing Mojing Junior World Championships in San Diego, California on Thursday.
Edoc, the overnight leader, bogeyed three of the first five holes, birdied the fifth hole only to falter anew with bogeys on 7 and 8. He dropped two shots on 14 before capping his round with a birdie.
He finished at 2-over 221, eight shots behind Australian winner Hugo Smith who closed with a 69.
Mikell Zachary Guico carded an 80 to secure seventh spot at 229.
Brianna Macasaet, competing in the girls’ 9-10 bracket, posted the other Top 10 finish, tying for 10th at 216 after a 74.
In the girls’ 15-18 class, Stevie Umali, who started the day sharing third, dropped to a tie for 17th after a tough four-over-par 76.
The 15-18 division concludes on Friday.
How the Filipinos fared
15-18 (boys) — Patrick Tambalque 231 (80-75-76), T83; Tristan Padilla 232 (77-75-80), T92; Geoffrey Tan 235 (76-75-84), T122; David Serdenia 235 (80-78-77), T122; Emilio Hernandez 242 (80-77-85), T165
15-18 (girls) — Stevie Umali 217 (74-67-76), T17; Reese Allyson Ng 223 (73-78-72), T53; Alessandra Luciano 225 (75-75-75), T71; Mealea Rafaelle Anciano 253 (82-86-85), 158th; Lois Laine Go 260 (90-83-87), 162nd
13-14 (boys) — Apollo Batican 210 (69-74-67), T15; Roman Ungco 222 (69-75-78), T80; Zianbeau Thurs Edoc 227 (74-77-76), T111; David Teves 228 (77-77-74), T115; John Majgen Luis Gomez 239 (77-81-81)
13-14 (girls) – Sophia Salonga 221 (71-74-76), T18; Lisa Sarines 223 (73-72-78), T28; Johanna Blair Uyking 224 (73-76-75), T31; Mona Sarines 225 (73-78-74), T33; Precious Zaragosa 237 (79-77-81), T73; Tiffany Bernardino 269 (90-86-93)
11-12 (boys) — Vito Sarines 219 (75-73-71), T18; Race Manhit 223 (75-75-73), T36; Chan Ahn 228 (81-71-76), T53; Mannuwel Maligaya 258 (90-84-84), 125th
11-12 (girls) — Athena Batican 236 (77-82-77), T52; Cailey Gonzales 238 (79-81-78), 55th; Eliana Dumalaog 239 (79-83-77), T56; Tea Kelsey Bernardino 275 (87-87-101), 89th
9-10 (boys) — Isonn Marco Luis Angheng 255 (86-87-82), 85th; Michael Ray Hortel II 264 (94-84-86), T88; Halo Pangilinan 264 (83-88-93), T88; Matteo Kristoff dela Cruz 292 (96-99-97), 97th
9-10 (girls) — Brianna Macasaet 216 (70-72-74), T10; Maurysse Abalos 226 (79-74-73), 29th; Mavis Espedido 230 (76-80-74), T33; Andrea Rei Dee 274 (93-90-91), 69th
7-8 (boys) — Zoji Tyro Edoc 221 (71-72-78), 3rd; Mikell Zachary Guico 229 (75-74-80), 7th; Ethan Lago 232 (75-80-77), T11; Asher Abad 238 (82-78-78), 18th
7-8 (girls) — Tyly Quinna Bernardino 277 (91-95-91), 27th.